[NV Greens] Fwd: Pioneering Independent TV in South America; Hager's Scandal

[Paul Etxeberri]

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>The model of Al Jazeera, the independent Arab-language news
>network that has offered diverse opinions -- 'diverse'
>meaning different from American network and cable news
>pablum -- isn't quite yet populating the globe. After all,
>it's an uphill battle. But Telesur, a new South American
>channel backed by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, appears
>to want to test the waters in going up against the big boys
>like CNN and Univision. The station's director, in fact,
>calls it the "first counter-hegemonic media project."
>Them's fighting words. Venezuelan-based Kelly Hearn looks
>into the viability of the project. Plus! Sex! Scandal! The
>Nation's Ayelish McGarvey reveals that a Bush-appointed
>adviser who favors public moralizing on sexual matters has
>a few skeletons in his closet.
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>'EL' JAZEERA
>Kelly Hearn, AlterNet
>To balance the anti-Chavez local press and pro-American
>CNN, Venezuela is launching a South American Al Jazeera.
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21988/
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>DR. HAGER'S FAMILY VALUES
>Ayelish McGarvey, The Nation
>As a Bush-appointed adviser to the FDA, Dr. David Hager
>plays a key role in women's health policy. Allegations that
>he abused his former wife call into question his fitness for
>the job.
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>FAMOUS JUST RIGHT
>Meghan Daum, The Believer
>Steve Martin: "There's a moment when you're famous and it's
>unbearable to go out because you're too famous. And then
>there's a moment when you're famous just right."
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21994/
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>LABOR WARRIOR
>Peter Dreier, Kelly Candaele, AlterNet
>Under the leadership of Miguel Contreras, the Los Angeles
>labor movement grew while membership across the nation
>continues to shrink.
>http://www.alternet.org/story/21989/
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>WAL-MART'S INEVITABLE UNION
>Jim Stanford, Rabble
>Sooner or later, Wal-Mart will have to unionize to survive.
>http://www.alternet.org/rights/21993/
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>R. CRUMB IN HEAVEN
>Brendan Bernhard, LA Weekly
>The quick-witted and articulate curmudgeon is facing his
>golden years -- but he's still got a few tricks up his
>sleeve.
>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21991/
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Paul Etxeberri

"Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow"   ---Chateaubriand